Global Patent Index - EP 2931193 B1

EP 2931193 B1 20200122 - VITRECTOMY SURGICAL APPARATUS

Title (en)

VITRECTOMY SURGICAL APPARATUS

Title (de)

CHIRURGISCHE VITREKTOMIEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL CHIRURGICAL DE VITRECTOMIE

Publication

EP 2931193 B1 20200122 (EN)

Application

EP 13818118 A 20131217

Priority

  • US 201213717071 A 20121217
  • US 2013075771 W 20131217

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2014171994A1] A vitrectomy apparatus is provided, including a pressure source, a cut valve connected to the pressure source, the cut valve configured to be turned on and off to provide pressure to selectively extend and retract a vitrectomy cutting device, a sensor configured to sense pressure provided from the cut valve, and a controller configured to control operation of the cut valve based on pressure sensed by the sensor.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 9/00736 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 9/00763 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 34/25 (2016.02 - US); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00544 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2014171994 A1 20140619; US 9486358 B2 20161108; AU 2013362892 A1 20141127; AU 2013362892 B2 20180426; CA 2875834 A1 20140626; EP 2931193 A1 20151021; EP 2931193 B1 20200122; EP 3488836 A1 20190529; US 10881549 B2 20210105; US 2017071789 A1 20170316; WO 2014099982 A1 20140626

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201213717071 A 20121217; AU 2013362892 A 20131217; CA 2875834 A 20131217; EP 13818118 A 20131217; EP 18214908 A 20131217; US 2013075771 W 20131217; US 201615344375 A 20161104